"Viva Las Vengeance" is a song by

Panic! at the Disco Panic! at the Disco is the solo project of American musician Brendon Urie. It was originally a pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. They recorded their firs ...

, released on June 1, 2022, as the lead single from their seventh and final studio album of the same name. It was written by Brendon Urie,

Jake Sinclair Jake Tony Sinclair (born 29 November 1994) is an English footballer who has played professionally for Southampton and Hibernian. He is currently a striker for Mangotsfield United. Career Sinclair joined Southampton at the academy level at ...

, and Mike Viola, and produced by Butch Walker, Sinclair, and Viola. The song was announced on May 29, 2022, and released alongside its music video.

Reception

Jon Blistein of '' Rolling Stone'' described the track as a "stomping blast of

power-pop Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and ch ...

with frontman Brendon Urie bellowing against a background of lush, Queen-esque harmonies".

Music video

The music video was released on June 1, 2022, and directed by

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. The video involves the whole band performing on an ''Ed Sullivan Show''-esque late-night talk show. While Urie is performing, he suffers several painful injuries but continues singing, even as his piano eats him alive. After the last line, the video cuts to an exhausted, but unharmed Urie seated at his piano, relieved that his injuries were some sort of hallucination, until he finds a single drop of blood on the piano keys.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. Musicians * Brendon Urie – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano,

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...

, drums *

– bass, guitar, synthesizer, organ, backing vocals * Mike Viola – guitar, synthesizer, organ, harpsichord, backing vocals Technical * Butch Walker – producer *Jake Sinclair – producer *Mike Viola – producer *Johnny Morgan – additional producer *Rouble Kapoor – additional producer * Bernie Grundman – mastering *Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing, recording *Rachel White – recording

Charts

Release history

References

2022 songs 2022 singles American power pop songs Panic! at the Disco songs Songs about revenge Songs about Las Vegas Songs written by Brendon Urie {{2020s-single-stub